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2i8' Regular meeting Minute Approval Public Hearing: Community Development Block Grant - Year 3 COUNCIL CHAi,~ER - MONDAY, i~tRCH 14, 1977 The Council met in regular session on this date with the following members present: Mr. Barbour, Mr. Brunton, Mr. Fife, Mr. Gatewood and Mrs. O'Brien. Abment: None. On motion by Mr. Barbour, seconded by Mr. Fife the minutes of the meeting of February 22, 1977, were approved as corrected. A public hearing was held on this date on the proposed uses of Community Development Block Grant Funds for Year Three. The City Manager stated that this is the third year the City will receive approximately $1,051,000 in Community Development Revenue Sharing Funds. He stated that administratively this program is designed by a Task Force made up of about twenty people who represent the target neighborhoods wmich are eligible to receive funds under this program. The program is designed primarily to improve neighborhoods specifically those designated as low income neighborhoods. He stated that the Task Force met on numerous occasions and went over all the projects because by and large this a physical development program, and then made recommendations to the Planning Commission and Social Develop~nent Commission which have held a public hearing on the proposed uses. He then outlined the proposed uses as follows: Housing Projects, $242,764; Removal of barriers for the Handicapped, $10,000; Parks and Recreation, $210,000; Sidewalks, $39,979~ Street Improvements, $55,095; Construction of dedicated but unaccepted streets, $14,616; Drainage Improvements, $445,000; Housing Counseling Project, $28,547; and Administrative Costs, $5,000. The public was then afforded an opportunity to make suggestions for use of the funds. Mr. Yale Rabin, addressed the Council and stated that a culvert over Schenks Branch would keep trash out of the creek, but would also keep the water out. He suggested widening and deepening the channel and possibly install a cage over tme channel. Mr. Mike Gleason, spoke on behalf of the Board of Directors of Town Hall-Levy Opera House. He stated that this group is endeavaring to raise $400,000 for restoration of the Levy Opera House and to date has raised $35,000. He requested Council to consider an appropriation of $10,000 from Community Development Revenue Sharing Funds for the Levy Opera House Foundation. Mrs,. Byrd Level and Miss Helen Duke also spoke in support of the request. Mr. Albert Natalini on half of the Babe Ruth League requested money to build a ball field at Azalea Park. Me stated that the cost to build the field and fence would be $I10,000 and approximately $25,000 to light the